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Captain's Welcome

It is both a privilege and an honour to represent NUIG RFC as Captain for this coming year. Without a doubt, my time spent at the club so far has been the most enjoyable of my career to date and has moulded me into the player I am today.

Last year was monumental in terms of its importance to the club as we won promotion to the J1B league. We also fielded two adult men's teams, a women's team and an u-20's team. The club also has representation at provincial and national level through Conan O'Donnell (Connaught and Ireland) and Edel McMahon (Connaught).

This coming season we will be looking to drive on from last year's success and have set back-to-back promotions as our target. We will also be competing in the J1B and J2 leagues, The Curley Cup, The Heineken Junior Cup, The Ard na Gregg Cup and the Intervarsities.

On a personal note, as someone who has up rugby for a year after leaving school I found the club to be extremely welcoming and inclusive, both on and off the pitch. Not only that but I was pushed to perform to the best of my ability every week in training.

As with any university team we are always looking for new players and I would strongly urge anyone with an interest in rugby to get in contact with us, either through Facebook or through the listed email addresses.